Author: The Owl

The Owl

Local student-athletes pour sweat, tears and long hours into their crafts while maintaining eligible academic standing, and it’s time for each and every one of them — no matter their school, their sport or their gender — to be showcased. LoCoSports — you’ll go crazy for our sports coverage!

(March 2, 2015) – Conference 28 has selected its all-conference team for girls basketball. John Champe High School junior Ja’Che Malone was named Player of the Year. John Champe High School head coach Will Patton and Loudoun Valley High School head coach Kenyamo McFarlane were named co-Coaches of the Year.

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By Maddie Oliver LoCoSports Contributor [twitter-follow screen_name=’MaddieOliver_98′] Ashburn (February 26, 2015) — Stone Bridge High School junior Lindsay Gallagher has announced her early decision to commit to the University of Florida for the 2016-2017 academic year. Gallagher will be traveling about 800 miles from home to attend and play for the No. 7 ranked Division I Gators women’s soccer team. “When I visited Florida for the first time, I immediately loved the campus, the positivity from coaching staff and the competitive vibe from the team. I felt like I could really see myself there, and the warm weather was a bonus,” the 5-foot-6 Gallagher said. The…

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[twitter-follow screen_name=’JoeSkinner33′] By Joe Skinner LoCoSports Journalist Aldie (Feb. 21, 2015) — On Feb. 20 — even with school off for LCPS students — a pair of Conference 28 basketball championship showdowns took place at John Champe High School: two games that were decided by a combined 12 points.  The saying that defense wins championships could never be truer when the Loudoun Valley Vikings and the John Champe Knights took to the hardwood to bring home the hardware. In the early tip, the Lady Vikings sought revenge after a regular season loss to the Lady Knights and upset No.…

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[twitter-follow screen_name=’HMDChickadee’] By Hanna Duenkel LoCoSports Journalist Ashburn (Feb. 12, 2015) – It’s a little known fact that the Northern Virginia Scholastic Hockey League (NVHSL) exists.  So when Loudoun County High School hosted the combined Tuscarora-Heritage team on Feb. 6 at the Ashburn Ice House, the game was very intimate. The rivalries between Loudoun County, Tuscarora and Heritage were visible, yet the Huskies and Pride have to put their crosstown differences aside once the puck drops.

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